• 190th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 384 words
  • Component in 1 character

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. tōng (tong1)to go through • to know well • (suffix) expert • to connect • to communicate • open • to clear • classifier for letters, telegrams, phone calls etc
2. tòng (tong4)classifier for sections of music playing • classifier for bouts of unpleasant language

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
2. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
3. Pronunciation clue for tōng (tong1)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.
4. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'tǒng' (tong3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'yǒng' (yong3). It has the same pinyin final.
6. Pronunciation clue for tòng (tong4)The component is pronounced as 'yòng' (yong4). It has the same pinyin final.

Appears In

also appears in:

Example Words

Common

交通 
普通 
沟通 (溝通)
联通 (聯通)
通宵 
通常 
通知 
通过 (通過)
开通 (開通)

Uncommon

亨通 
全球通 
南通 
卡通 
圆通 (圓通)
想通 
打通 
接通 
扑通 (撲通)
普普通通 
普通话 (普通話)
畅通 (暢通)
水泄不通 (水洩不通)
流通 
灯火通明 (燈火通明)
相通 
精通 
网通 (網通)
变通 (變通)
通俗 
通信 
通勤 
通向 
通告 
通报 (通報)
通州 
通往 
通畅 (通暢)
通气 (通氣)
通用 
通病 
通红 (通紅)
通缉 (通緝)
通胀 (通脹)
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
通讯 (通訊)
通讯录 (通訊錄)
通话 (通話)
通货膨胀 (通貨膨脹)
通车 (通車)
通透 
通通 
通道 
通关 (通關)
通风 (通風)

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  • 53rd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.27% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 555 words
  • Component in 26 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. háng (hang2)a row • series • age order (of brothers) • profession • professional • relating to company
2. xíng (xing2)to walk • to go • to travel • a visit • temporary • makeshift • current • in circulation • to do • to perform • capable • competent • effective • all right • OK! • will do
3. xìng (xing4)behavior • conduct

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for háng (hang2)The component is pronounced as 'háng' (hang2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for xíng (xing2)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xíng' (xing2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
5. Pronunciation clue for xìng (xing4)The component is pronounced as 'xìng' (xing4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words

Common

出行 
同行 
建行 
排行 
排行榜 
旅行 
横行 (橫行)
流行 
自行车 (自行車)
举行 (舉行)
行动 (行動)
行李 
行业 (行業)
行为 (行為)
行走 
进行 (進行)
银行 (銀行)

Uncommon

一行 
上行 
下行 
中行 
人行道 
例行 
修行 
先行 
分行 
可行 
执行 (執行)
夜行 
天马行空 (天馬行空)
央行 
实行 (實行)
履行 
工行 
平行 
平行线 (平行線)
强行 (強行)
德行 
成行 
推行 
支行 
改行 
放行 
旅行社 
步行 
步行者 
步行街 
滑行 
潜行 (潛行)
爬行 
特立独行 (特立獨行)
独行 (獨行)
现行 (現行)
发行 (發行)
盛行 
穿行 
绕行 (繞行)
自行 
航行 
行事 
行人 
行使 
行列 
行善 
行囊 
行好 
行家 
行尸走肉 (行屍走肉)
行情 
行政 
行星 
行李箱 
行程 
行者 
行装 (行裝)
行货 (行貨)
行贿 (行賄)
行路 
行踪 (行蹤)
行车 (行車)
行进 (行進)
行长 (行長)
行头 (行頭)
行驶 (行駛)
言行 
车行 (車行)
转行 (轉行)
送行 
逆行 
通行 
通行证 (通行證)
进行曲 (進行曲)
游行 (遊行)
运行 (運行)
远行 (遠行)
银行卡 (銀行卡)
银行家 (銀行家)
银行业 (銀行業)
闵行区 (閔行區)
随行 (隨行)
风行 (風行)
飞行 (飛行)
飞行员 (飛行員)

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  • 373rd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 177 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. zhèng (zheng4)certificate • proof • to prove • to demonstrate • to confirm

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for zhèng (zheng4)The component is pronounced as 'dēng' (deng1). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

保证 (保證)
签证 (簽證)
见证 (見證)
证券 (證券)
证据 (證據)
证明 (證明)
身份证 (身份證)
验证 (驗證)

Uncommon

作证 (作證)
假证 (假證)
公证 (公證)
印证 (印證)
取证 (取證)
学生证 (學生證)
居住证 (居住證)
凭证 (憑證)
房产证 (房產證)
求证 (求證)
结婚证 (結婚證)
考证 (考證)
许可证 (許可證)
认证 (認證)
论证 (論證)
证人 (證人)
证件 (證件)
证实 (證實)
证书 (證書)
证监会 (證監會)
证言 (證言)
辩证 (辯證)
通行证 (通行證)
驾驶证 (駕駛證)
验证码 (驗證碼)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.